Ukraine's loss in the match with Romania and suspicion of a former employee of the Ministry of Education and Science for a post on social media: highlights for June 17
Ukraine's national team loses to Romania in the first match of Euro 2024. A former employee of the Ministry of Education and Science, Andrii Vasylenko, was notified of suspicion for publishing a post that devalued Ukraine's independence. We collected the main events of June 17, 2024.
Ukraine loses to Romania at Euro 2024
The Ukrainian national team lost to Romania in the first match at Euro 2024, conceding three goals. Ukraine made some attempts to win back, but failed to score.
Ukrainians reacted to the national team's loss on social media with a wave of jokes. The most interesting ones are collected here.
Bus accident in Romania
On the night of June 17, an accident involving a truck and a bus carrying 57 Ukrainian citizens occurred in the Romanian county of Constanta. Among them were 42 minor passengers and 15 adults.
According to the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, four of the passengers, including two children, were taken to the hospital. Another 15 people were treated on the spot. After all the victims underwent a medical examination, they continued their trip on another bus.
DIU attacks facilities in Russia
A Ukrainian intelligence source told Hromadske that on the night of June 17, Ukrainian intelligence drones attacked facilities in Belgorod, Voronezh, and Lipetsk regions.
One of the targets was the Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant and a local tractor plant, both of which are used by Russia for military purposes. In the area of these facilities, local residents heard the sounds of explosions and air defense systems.
Suspicion of a former employee of the Ministry of Education and Science
A former employee of the Ministry of Education and Science, Andrii Vasylenko, has been notified of suspicion of humiliation of national honor. Last year, in a Facebook post, he devalued Ukraine's independence and praised the Soviet occupation of Lithuania.
The former official was suspected under Committing intentional actions aimed at humiliating national honor and dignityPart 1 of Article 161 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. He faces a fine, or Detention in open-type penitentiary institutions without isolation from society under supervision with mandatory involvement of the convicted person in workrestriction of liberty for up to 5 years, or even imprisonment for up to 3 years.
Most Ukrainians do not doubt Zelenskyy's legitimacy
The Kyiv International Institute of Sociology has released the results of a poll, according to which 70% of respondents believe that President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy should remain in office until the end of martial law. At the same time, 22% of Ukrainians disagreed.
Commander of the 125th Brigade of the Territorial Defense resigns from his post
Artur Horbenko, commander of the 125th Territorial Defense Brigade, which defended Kharkiv region, said he was resigning. He did not specify the reason for his resignation, but noted that he would continue to serve in the Armed Forces.
In May, the State Bureau of Investigation launched an investigation into the breach of the state border in the Kharkiv region by Russian troops, which involved the command of the 125th Brigade.
Shelling of Poltava region
On the afternoon of June 17, Russian troops shelled Poltava region. The enemy hit a civilian infrastructure building. As a result of the enemy attack, 22 people were injured. Among them are three children.
Other important news of the day
- Ukrainian Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk said that one third of the Russian Black Sea Fleet is out of commission, including destroyed and damaged vessels.
- Consideration of the appeal against the verdict in the case of the murder of Kherson activist Kateryna Handziuk may begin anew due to the resignation of one of the members of the panel of judges.
- In the winter, the deficit in the power system may reach up to 35%, and because of this, Ukrainians may have electricity only for 5-6 hours a day.
- Russia announces that it is no longer participating in the investigation into the downing of Malaysian flight MH17 in 2014.
- Russia arrested in absentia the commander of an anti-aircraft brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces that allegedly shot down a Russian A-50.
- The Ministry of Health denied information about fines for generator owners for exceeding noise levels.